Panamerican Championship

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Panamerican Championship
Organizing bodyPanamerican Football Confederation
Founded1952
Abolished1960;63 years ago (1960)
Region Americas
Number of teams4 (1960)
Related competitions
Last champion(s)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1960)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(2 titles)

The Panamerican Championship was an international football tournament held by the Panamerican Football Confederation every four years with three editions held from 1952 through 1960. [1]

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The competition was similar to the Copa América but included nations from the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) and the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) (which merged to form CONCACAF in 1961).

History

The Panamerican Football Confederation (Spanish : Confederación Panamericana de Fútbol) was founded in 1946 to unify the three existing confederations, CONMEBOL, NAFC, and CCCF.[ citation needed ] The Panamerican Championship was organized by the new body, [2] [3] as an attempt to create an Americas-wide championship since the Americas' premier tournament, Copa América, was restricted to South American teams.

Nevertheless, starting in 1993, teams from CONCACAF (mostly Mexico with 10 participations) [4] have participated in several editions of the Copa América by invitation. [5] [6] In addition, between 1996 and 2005, teams from CONMEBOL took part in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in order to help the competition establish itself, with Brazil and Colombia participating three times each.

Results

Ed.YearHost cityGold medal icon.svg ChampionsSilver medal icon.svg Runners-upBronze medal icon.svg Third place
1 1952 Santiago, Chile Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
2 1956 Mexico City, Mexico Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
3 1960 San José, Costa Rica Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico

Performance by nation

TeamChampionsRunners-upThird placeAppearances
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2103 (1952, 1956, 1960)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1102 (1956, 1960)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0102 (1952, 1956)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0012 (1956, 1960)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0013 (1952, 1956, 1960)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0011 (1952)
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 0002 (1952, 1956)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0001 (1952)

All-time top scorers

Valeriano Lopez, all-time top scorer with 7 goals Valerianolopez huracan.jpg
Valeriano López, all-time top scorer with 7 goals
RankNat.PlayerGoalsPlayed
1
Flag of Peru (state).svg Valeriano López
7
5
2
Flag of Chile.svg Andrés Prieto
6
2
3
Flag of Uruguay.svg Oscar Míguez
5
5
Flag of Argentina.svg Omar Sívori
5
Flag of Uruguay.svg Julio Abbadie
5
4
Flag of Brazil.svg Chinesinho
4
3
Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Septién
5
Flag of Brazil.svg Larry
5
Flag of Brazil.svg Baltazar
5
Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigues Tatu
5
Flag of Brazil.svg Pinga
5
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jorge Monge
5
5
Flag of Argentina.svg Humberto Maschio
3
4
Flag of Argentina.svg Osvaldo Nardiello
5
Flag of Brazil.svg Juarez
5
Flag of Argentina.svg Raúl Belén
6
Flag of Mexico.svg Sigifredo Mercado
6
Flag of Brazil.svg Elton
6

See also

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References

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